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Who Is Alice's form is boosted by a runner-up effort in the mix, and she rates well clear of her current official mark with distance and going both proven. However, that placed effort is the outlier in an otherwise disappointing recent sequence, including a below-par sixth last time out.

Grand Vista showed a fair level of consistency with fourth- and fifth-place finishes in the runs before his latest, and he rates a little above his current official mark. That latest effort, though, ended unplaced, his speed figure lags behind that level, and a 29-day gap since that run adds to the questions facing him here.

Luna Beaux tops these figures, rated nine pounds clear of her current official mark, with today's distance and going already proven and a rapid 11-day turnaround suggesting she's in good order. Her placings have been modest of late, without matching the level of her one win in this sequence, but the overall profile makes her the one to beat.

Musical Soldier has flashes of real ability in this sequence, including a win and a runner-up effort among his last six starts, with distance and going form already banked. First-time tongue-tie could bring extra sharpness, but his latest run ended unplaced and the profile is too streaky to fully trust as a leading threat here.

Escape Magic's standout claim is a win last time out, following three modest efforts before that in her last four starts. A 43-day absence since that success and a rating only two pounds above her official mark leave her towards the foot of this field on paper, though distance and going form are already proven.